MAL-2026-640

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    MAL-2026-640

    Published: 2 Feb 2026Last Modified: 2 Feb 2026

    Summary: Malicious code in connections-api-request (PyPI)

    Details: Source: kam193 (cbd9a8004eda10de0059f97712efe95c76e4302c5da5ff83e7fe3bdd3abd381b) Importing the module downloads and starts remote executable identified as malware Category: MALICIOUS - The campaign has clearly malicious intent, like infostealers. Campaign: 2025-12-foxloveyou Reasons (based on the campaign): - malware - Downloads and executes a remote executable.

    References: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/cb04d8f744d3df997cf47ce691d6e6e9ad5f6a0d19de70931b5591f2557ab116/summary, https://bad-packages.kam193.eu/pypi/package/connections-api-request

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: connections-api-request

    Purl: pkg:pypi/connections-api-request

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.2.0